Health and well‐being among physicians

Alsuwaida, Abdulkareem; Alsharidi, Aynaa; Alanazi, Nouf; Alghamdi, Malak; Al‐Meshal, M. A.; AlJaser, R.; Alanazi, Rehab; Alkhalaf, Abdulaziz

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“…Despite the large number of studies on physicians' job satisfaction (Lichtenstein, 1984 ; Cooper et al, 1989 ; Konrad et al, 1999 ; Williams et al, 1999 ; Lavanchy et al, 2004 ; Bell et al, 2006 ; Etchegaray et al, 2010 ; Mcintyre and Mcintyre, 2010 ; Hann et al, 2011 ; Mohr and Burgess, 2011 ; Jönsson, 2012 ; Bouwkamp-Memmer et al, 2013 ) and well-being (Firth-Cozens, 2001 ; Arnetz et al, 2002 ; Wallace and Lemaire, 2007 ; Janisse, 2008 ; Fang et al, 2011 ; Hills et al, 2012 ; Rockey, 2012 ; Alsuwaida et al, 2013 ; Bell, 2013 ; Aalto et al, 2014 ; Heponiemi et al, 2014 ; Simon and Durand-Bush, 2014 ; Min et al, 2015 ; Scheepers et al, 2015 ; Tucker et al, 2015 ), there is apparently little interest in physicians' dissatisfaction and its roots.…”

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Exploring Physicians' Dissatisfaction and Work-Related Stress: Development of the PhyDis Scale

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Research, all over the world, is starting to recognize the potential impact of physicians' dissatisfaction and burnout on their productivity, that is, on their intent to leave the job, on their work ability, on the amount of sick leave days, on their intent to continue practicing, and last but not least, on the quality of the services provided, which is an essential part of the general medical care system. It was interest of the provincial medical board's ethical committee to acquire information about physician's work-related stress and dissatisfaction. The research group was committed to define the indicators of dissatisfaction and work-related stressors. Focus groups were carried out, 21 stressful experience's indicators were identified; we developed an online questionnaire to assess the amount of perceived stress relating to each indicator at work (3070 physicians were contacted by e-mail); quantitative and qualitative data analysis were carried out. The grounded theory perspective was applied in order to assure the most reliable procedure to investigate the concepts' structure of “work-related stress.” We tested the five dimensions' model of the stressful experience with a confirmatory factor analysis: Personal Costs; Decline in Public Image and Role Uncertainty; Physician's Responsibility toward hopelessly ill Patients; Relationship with Staff and Colleagues; Bureaucracy. We split the sample according to attachment style (secure and insecure -anxious and avoidant-). Results show the complex representation of physicians' dissatisfaction at work also with references to the variable of individual difference of attachment security/insecurity. The discriminant validity of the scale was tested. The original contribution of this paper lies on the one hand in the qualitative in depth inductive analysis of physicians' dissatisfaction starting from physicians' perception, on the other hand, it represents the first attempt to analyze the physicians' dissatisfaction with reference to attachment styles, which is recognized as being a central variable of individual difference supporting caregiving practices. This study represents an original and innovative attempt to address physicians' dissatisfaction and job satisfaction. The PhyDis scale has been developed and, in line with international findings, our results indicate that role uncertainty and loss of social esteem are the most dissatisfying factors.

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“…A recent cross-sectional survey with more than 1000 Pakistani healthcare providers (HCPs) indicated that 76% did not exercise, 71% had >48 working hours per week, >50% slept for <7 hours daily, and their mental health averaged to a score of 48 (maximum 70) [ 11 ]. Comparable trends of unfavorable lifestyle habits are seen among physicians in other countries such as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia [ 5 , 12 , 13 ]. Although it is very important, the emphasis on physician health has been low in Pakistan as with many other countries [ 14 ].…”

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Lifestyle Habits and Wellbeing Among Physicians in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Siddiqui¹,

Siddiqui²,

Khulsai³

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Introduction Physicians’ attitude towards a healthy lifestyle is important as it determines their extent of acceptance of these habits leading to overall well-being. Physicians with healthy lifestyle habits are more confident in advocating the same to their patients and their patients are keener in adopting lifestyle modifications. This study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle habits, wellbeing, and mental health of physicians in Pakistan. Methods A multi-center, cross-sectional survey was conducted with physicians across Pakistan from August to October 2020. A total of 1406 participants were gathered by the non-probability convenient sampling technique. Data were collected physically from the participants. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire comprising socio-demographic information, lifestyle habits, mental well-being, and well-being, in general, was filled. Mental wellbeing was assessed using the Warwick Edinburg Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) comprising 14-positive items scored on a 1-5 point Likert scale where 1 corresponds to “none of the time” and 5 corresponds to “all of the time.” The score ranges from a minimum of 14 to a maximum of 70 points. Higher scores are associated with higher levels of mental wellbeing. Data were stored and analyzed using IBM-SPSS v.23 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Results In this survey, there were 1284 (91.3%) males and 122 (8.7%) females with a mean age of 44.09 ± 11.18 years. More than half (n=768; 53.0%) of the physicians reported their general health as “good," 1045 (73%) were satisfied with their work-life balance, 206 (14%) had seen a physician for their health in the last six months, and 358 (25%) never had a routine medical checkup. When WEMWBS was applied, participants ≤40 years scored significantly higher than the older age group (p<0.01). Male physicians also scored significantly higher on WEMWBS (52.35 ± 8.78) as compared to their female counterparts (p<0.01). WEMWBS scores also varied significantly across various levels of expertise - with consultants scoring the highest (52.67 ± 9.02) and others scoring the lowest (48.63 ± 8.58; p=0.02). Physicians practicing in the public hospitals only (53.05 ± 9.02), scored higher on WEMWBS as compared to those in the private hospitals (51.28 ± 8.12) as well as those practicing in private clinics only (49.57 ± 8.82; p<0.01). Physicians who perceived their health as excellent scored highest on WEMWBS (53.55 ± 9.31), than those who considered their health good (51.68 ± 8.40), poor (50.71 ± 9.27), or fair (48.70 ± 8.15; p<0.01). The correlation analysis showed a significant negative correlation of WEMWBS scores with health in general (2.5% variation) and age (0.92% variation; p<0.01). Conclusion Physicians in our study were mostly satisfied with their general health and work-life balance. Nevertheless, their mental health well-being was not satisfactory, as assessed by WEMWBS. There is a dire need for lifestyle modifications among the medica...

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Research on Physician Burnout and Wellbeing: A Solution-Oriented Perspective

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Downing

2019

Transforming the Heart of Practice

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Health and well‐being among physicians

Abstract: Background and Aim: Physicians' attitudes towards disease prevention are crucial.

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References 29 publications

Exploring Physicians' Dissatisfaction and Work-Related Stress: Development of the PhyDis Scale

Exploring Physicians' Dissatisfaction and Work-Related Stress: Development of the PhyDis Scale

Lifestyle Habits and Wellbeing Among Physicians in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Research on Physician Burnout and Wellbeing: A Solution-Oriented Perspective

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